2 Ati cards - non Crossfire

[fergie128]

Plugged in a 4870X2 into the blue 2.0 x16 slot on a P5Q Pro and then an X850XT into the black slot also. Fired up system with the expectation that the X850 could simply be used as a device which sends output to 2 more screens. However, the system didnt even pick up the card, not in device manager or in catalyst.

Maybe my advice has been wrong, but I was told that this could be done in this way. Basically I only need the 2nd card to output a signal to 2 more screens. But bow I am thinking that because the X2 is effectively Crossfire'd already, then the 2nd card wont work.

Any suggestions ?

 

[fergie128]

Ill try the X850 on its own later this evening.

And using Vista x64.